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Total number of records: 201

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Dryden, John201
Dryden, John (1631-1700)164
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Archive Print Item:
Latin E-16.01/TAC
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.1)

Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry

1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
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Latin E-16.01/TAC
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.2)

Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry

1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
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Latin E-16.01/TAC
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.3)

Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry

1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1118
On the conquest of Mexico
1664
Part of the prologue to Dryden and Howard's play "The Indian Queen", in which the natives of Mexico realise that the Spanish conquest has brought their
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1124
Alexander's feast
1697 (published)
Extracts from Dryden's poem on Alexander the Great's feast after his victory over Persia, demonstrating the power of music to sway emotions before the time
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Ripon Cathedral Library XVIII.B.12
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.1)

Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry

1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
Archive Print Item:
Ripon Cathedral Library XVIII.B.13
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.2)

Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry

1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1375
Virgil's first pastoral, or Tityrus and Meliboeus. [The Argument follows.]
1697 (published)
Translation of Virgil's first Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherd Tityrus relates his good fortune in being able to remain on his native land as
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1376
Second pastoral, or Alexis. [The Argument follows.]
1697 (published)
Translation of Virgil's second Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherd
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1377
Third pastoral, or Palaemon. Menalcas, Dametas, Palaemon. [The Argument follows.]
1697 (published)
Translation of Virgil's third Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which Palaemon judges that the shepherds Menalcas and Damaetas both deserve the prize after
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1378
Fourth pastoral, or Pollio. [The Argument follows.]
1684 (published)
Translation of Virgil's fourth Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the poet celebrates the birth of Salonius, son of the consul Pollio, as beginning a new
Index:
INDEX/BCMSV/1379
Fifth pastoral, or Daphnis. [The Argument follows.]
1697 (published)
Translation of Virgil's fifth Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherds Menalcas and Mopsus sing elegiac laments for the death of Daphnis, praising